To Kill A Mockingbird Good Vs Evil Analysis

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In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the theme of “good versus evil” is very prevalent throughout the novel. The main example of this theme would be of course be between Tom Robinson and the Ewells. Tom Robinson representing the good and the Ewell family being the evil. At first in the novel the it looks like the Ewells are going to win because Tom Robinson is shot and killed by prison guards. The key factor to why the good eventually triumphs evil in the novel is because Bob Ewell is filled with retribution. This desire on getting revenge leads him to get back at the people who wronged him. The family that he is most angry at are the Finches. This would lead to his downfall because he tries to kill Scout and Jem, but Boo Radley takes

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